Caterpillar (CAT) Dividends Paid - Common (2009 - 2026)
Caterpillar (CAT) recorded quarterly Dividends Paid - Common of $703.0 million in Q1 2026, little changed quarter-over-quarter from $706.0 million in Q4 2025, and up 4.3% on a YoY basis from $674.0 million in Q1 2025.
Caterpillar (CAT) Dividends Paid - Common (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Caterpillar's Dividends Paid - Common history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $703.0 million for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Dividends Paid - Common rose 4.3% year-over-year to $703.0 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $2.8 billion (up 3.97% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $2.7 billion, up 3.89% from the prior year.
- Dividends Paid - Common was $703.0 million for Q1 2026 at Caterpillar, roughly flat from $706.0 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Dividends Paid - Common ranged from a high of $707.0 million in Q3 2025 to a low of $592.0 million in Q2 2022.
- Historically, Dividends Paid - Common has averaged $653.0 million across 5 years, with a median of $662.0 million in 2023.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Dividends Paid - Common advanced 6.77% in 2023, then climbed 2.72% in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Dividends Paid - Common shows it stood at $620.0 million in 2022, then rose by 6.77% to $662.0 million in 2023, then increased by 2.72% to $680.0 million in 2024, then increased by 3.82% to $706.0 million in 2025, then dropped by 0.42% to $703.0 million in 2026.
- The last three Dividends Paid - Common figures came in at $703.0 million (Q1 2026), $706.0 million (Q4 2025), and $707.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Dividends Paid - Common (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 397.22 Bn | 393.14 Bn | 6.11 Bn | 703.00 Mn |
| 2 | Deere | 151.61 Bn | 143.71 Bn | 13.06 Bn | 437.00 Mn |
| 3 | Paccar | 60.18 Bn | 59.49 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 909.40 Mn |
| 4 | Oshkosh | 8.00 Bn | 7.75 Bn | 311.90 Mn | 35.60 Mn |
| 5 | Terex | 5.74 Bn | 5.35 Bn | 206.00 Mn | 19.00 Mn |
| 6 | Blue Bird | 2.18 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 70.65 Mn | - |
| 7 | Alamo | 1.82 Bn | 1.62 Bn | 104.81 Mn | 4.09 Mn |
| 8 | Lindsay | 1.21 Bn | 1.02 Bn | 42.35 Mn | 3.85 Mn |
| 9 | Astec Industries | 1.14 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 99.10 Mn | 3.00 Mn |
| 10 | Hyster-Yale | 613.93 Mn | 618.23 Mn | 124.80 Mn | 6.40 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 703.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 703.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 706.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 706.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 707.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 707.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 662.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 662.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 674.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 674.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 680.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 680.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 683.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 683.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 635.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 635.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 648.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 648.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 662.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 662.00 Mn |